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With summer winding down, it looks like the beach days for many will be behind us. It looks like your sand castle building days are numbered, right? Don't worry, Konami has the answer -- an action-strategy title called Sandy Beach coming to WiiWare this Fall.

Sandy Beach will allow gamers to create and form elaborate sand castles using the Wii remote. You'll then be able to take pictures of your creations and save them in a gallery. But things aren't so peaceful on the shores of Sandy Beach -- beware, as you'll have to fend off invading crabs, determined to crush your designs, in the game's "Crab Battle" mode. 

The game will also feature a cooperative mode, so you won't have to build on your own. Or, you know, you could just go to the park and play in a sandbox.


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Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 09/12/2008 15:43
Sadly, I actually think this sounds really cool. :)
Fanatism's Avatar
Fanatism at 09/12/2008 15:48
kinda like boom blox...but rather Sand Box?
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 09/12/2008 15:50
Creation. check
Sharing Creations. check
Co-op. check
Crabs. check
online. (as in downloaded from) check

Yep, this is the most important game since Super Mario Bros.
Miike's Avatar
Miike at 09/12/2008 15:50
Would this be a classified as a sandbox type games? *rimshot*

I think the wii needs some more shovelware? *rimshot*

and this one is for the internet
Sandy Beach? More like Sandy Bitch!

Thank you thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the fish.
Miike's Avatar
Miike at 09/12/2008 15:53
oh shoot! I forgot the "amirite?!??!"

Sandy Beach? More like Sandy Bitch! amirite?!??!
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 09/12/2008 15:54
You are a hero Miike. :)
Funkiller's Avatar
Funkiller at 09/12/2008 15:57
Wow. I would totally dig this. *zing!*

Also, some sort of genitalia is/was/will be among the first ten creations. Because of the LHC.
Giggles With Crabs's Avatar
Giggles With Crabs at 09/12/2008 15:58
Kind of looks like Rampart!
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 09/12/2008 16:02
I agree with Chad. Price it at 500 points and it could be a silly little guilty pleasure.
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Cowzilla3 at 09/12/2008 16:04
I'm strangely attracted to this.
nelsondelmonte's Avatar
nelsondelmonte at 09/12/2008 16:08
A knife is useless against those massive claws. They could rip a tank apart!! graaa CRAB BATTLE!
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eternalplayer2345 at 09/12/2008 16:10
player two shhould try to destroy player 1'd creation that would be great. use the wii fit board to stomp on their castle
fetusmilk's Avatar
fetusmilk at 09/12/2008 16:10
this would be cool if you could walk around as a fat bully kid who walks all over other kids sand castles.
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 09/12/2008 16:30
No worries, Chad, I'll play in the virtual sand with you. I actually bet Colette will dig it for the RetroForceGO review.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 09/12/2008 16:32
Gives new definition to the word shovelwa-- bah! late again.
Demtor's Avatar
Demtor at 09/12/2008 16:38

If I can build this, then I will play
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 09/12/2008 17:03
I live just a few minutes from the beach, so there's no excuse not to just jump in the car and go make a real one. However, I'm probably more inclined to play around with this one.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 09/12/2008 17:14
The key to defending your sand castles is to attack the crabs' weak point for massive damage.
Daxelman's Avatar
Daxelman at 09/12/2008 18:32
Online Play with WiiSpeak would be amazing.

"WHOLLY SHIT ITS A FUCKING CRAB. FLANK HIM NICK, FLANK HIM FROM THE LEFT!"

"THE CRAB! HE'S TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD!"

"ANYA, WE'RE DROPPING THE BUCKET. NOW!!!"
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 09/12/2008 21:55
@Fanatism:

Thats just what I thought too!
myheadsonfire's Avatar
myheadsonfire at 09/13/2008 10:58
Mrr! Crab... broke mah shovel!
nosinging's Avatar
nosinging at 09/13/2008 15:00
At this point I thought I'd be less surprised by all of the absolute boring garbage they put out on wiiware, but nope. Still shocked.
Cyberxion's Avatar
Cyberxion at 09/13/2008 16:37
Crab battle? In a Konami game? I wonder if the developers have visited Newgrounds.
WutDaHeckMan's Avatar
WutDaHeckMan at 09/14/2008 09:40
this is stupid.
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